Submitted on Sunday 26th June 2016
Rejected on Wednesday 29th June 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Re-run the EU referendum so that 16 and 17 year olds can vote
16 & 17 year olds can legally do many things. i.e., they have NI numbers and can work. Being directly impacted by EU law, their denial of a vote means the result was not inclusive. As such, the referendum should be re-run so that the eventual outcome is fully comprehensive of the entire UK opinion.
16/17 year old Scots could vote in the 2014 independence referendum, so there is a UK precedence that should have been followed. The response given to this petition (https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/119706) was unfair for that reason, and for the following, which underline some rights of 16/17 y.o, many of which are subject to EU law.
pay income tax/NI
obtain tax credits/benefits
get married/enter civil partnership
be a company director
join armed forces
consent to medical treatment
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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petition.parliament.uk/petitions/133542
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